Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   Alloy wheel paint rooted?          Forum Index -> Exterior Modifications Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   RMCprime Fordmods Oompa Loompa Age:21 Posts: 42 Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Location: Perth WA, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:57 am    Post subject: Alloy wheel paint rooted? I've had my HP design wheels for about 6 months. They are shadow chrome centres with a machined lip around the edge. After washing it the other day i noticed a lot of small black spots stuck to the outer part of the rim. I thought it was brake dust but when i tried to scratch it off with my finger nail it didn't budge. I was thinking that the brake dust had baked on or something and rooted the clear coat thats over the machined pat of the rim. Has anyone else come across this or know what it is? Here are the wheels Back to top FairmontXR6 Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 827 Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Location: Brisbane QLD, Australia View User Gallery (3) Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:42 am    Post subject: IIRC, thats the brake dust/road grime that has "eaten" into the wheels finish. Its very important that all alloys are cleaned weekly. The wheels should have a few years warranty on the finish, see if they will repair them for you. (I am looking at ANZ wheels, they have 3yrs on finish and lifetime on construction) Hope that helps Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> Exterior Modifications Page 1 of 1   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [29 queries :: 0.03601 seconds ]